| 2020–21 ISU Junior Grand Prix | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Junior Grand Prix |
| Season: | 2020–21 |
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The2020–21ISU Junior Grand Prix would have been a series of junior international competitions organized by theInternational Skating Union to be held from August 2020 through December 2020. It would have been the junior-level complement to the2020–21 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. On July 20, 2020, the ISU officially cancelled the JGP series due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[1]
On May 1, 2020, theInternational Skating Union established a working group, chaired by ISU Vice-president for Figure Skating Alexander Lakernik, to monitor the ongoingCOVID-19 pandemic. Its responsibilities included determining the feasibility of holding events as scheduled, possibly behind closed doors, during the first half of the2020–21 season, and the financial impact of any potential cancellations.[2] The ISU announced that a host federation must make a decision regarding potential cancellation of their event at latest twelve weeks prior to the event.[3]
On May 16, 2020, the Slovak Figure Skating Association informed the ISU that it had cancelled all events that it was scheduled to host due to the ongoing pandemic, including the second event of the JGP series inKošice.[4] On May 26,Skate Canada cancelled the first event of the JGP series that it was originally scheduled to host inRichmond, British Columbia.[5] On July 3, theJapan Skating Federation cancelled its event inShin-Yokohama, originally scheduled to be the fourth in the series.[6]
TheJapan Skating Federation announced on July 13 that it would not assign any skaters to the Junior Grand Prix, assuming the competitions proceeded as scheduled.[7]
On July 13, the ISU announced major changes to the JGP format, including:[8]
On July 20, the ISU officially cancelled all events of the series, citing increased travel and entry requirements between countries and potentially excessive sanitary and health care costs for hosting members.[1]
The locations of the JGP events change yearly. On May 16, 2020, the ISU announced that the Slovak Figure Skating Association had cancelled the second event of the series inKošice,Slovakia.Skate Canada cancelled their event on May 26.[4][5] On July 3, theJapan Skating Federation cancelled its event.[6]
On June 15, it was announced that a sixth event had been added after the previously-announced cancellations, to be hosted inRiga,Latvia.[9]
The entire series was cancelled on July 20.
This season, the series would have been composed of the following events.[10]
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| August 26–29 |  2020 JGP Canada |
| September 2–5 |  2020 JGP Slovakia |
| September 9–12 |  2020 JGP Hungary |
| September 16–19 |  2020 JGP Japan |
| September 23–26 |  2020 JGP Czech Republic |
| September 30 – October 3 |  2020 JGP Uzbekistan |
| October 7–10 |  2020 JGP Slovenia |
| October 14–17 |  2020 JGP Latvia |
| December 10–13 |  2020–21 JGP Final |